News About Coal Mines
November 10, 2024
S. Africa offers a lesson on how not to shut down a coal plant

Middelburg,South Africa (AFP) Oct 10, 2024
The cold corridors of South Africa's once-mighty Komati coal-fired power plant have been quiet since its shutdown in 2022 in what was trumpeted as a pioneering project in the world's transition to green energy. Two years later, plans to repurpose the country's oldest coal power plant have amounted to little in a process that offers caution and lessons for countries intending to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels and switch to renewables. Jobs have been lost and construction for wind and solar ... read more
Can carbon credits help close coal plants?
Bangkok (AFP) Oct 9, 2024
A few dozen kilometres from the Philippine capital Manila sits a coal plant that some hope could be a model for how developing countries can quit the polluting fossil fuel. ... more
Despite progress, China remains tethered to coal as climate change pressures mount
San Diego CA (SPX) Oct 08, 2024
A new paper from the University of California San Diego details how China faces numerous political, economic and technological obstacles as it tries to transition away from coal-the country's primar ... more
Britain's last coal-fired power station closes
London (AFP) Sept 30, 2024
The UK's last coal-fired power station will officially close its doors on Monday, making Britain the first G7 country to end its reliance on the fossil fuel to produce electricity. ... more
Australia coal mine extensions slammed as a 'betrayal'
Sydney (AFP) Sept 25, 2024
Australia's decision to extend the lifespan of three coal mines was branded as a "betrayal" by climate groups who said on Wednesday it means another 1.3 billion tonnes of emissions will be pumped into the atmosphere. ... more
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India coal expansion risks massive methane growth: report
Bangkok (AFP) Sept 18, 2024
India's plans to expand coal mining could double emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane from its domestic coal sector by 2029, threatening its climate goals, a report warned Thursday. ... more
'End of an era': UK to shut last coal-fired power plant
Ratcliffe On Soar, United Kingdom (AFP) Sept 18, 2024
Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station has dominated the landscape of the English East Midlands for nearly 60 years, looming over the small town of the same name and a landmark on the M1 motorway bisecting Derby and Nottingham. ... more
Coal phase-out fuels far right in rural eastern Germany
Spremberg, Germany (AFP) Sept 17, 2024
White clouds still billow from the cooling towers of a coal plant near Spremberg in Germany's ex-communist east but the end is in sight as Berlin phases out the dirty fossil fuel. ... more
UK blocks approval of first coal mine in 30 years
London (AFP) Sept 13, 2024
Environmental campaigners on Friday claimed a "huge victory" after a court ruling overturned a decision to allow planning permission for the UK's first deep coal mine in 30 years. ... more
China coal production threatens climate goals
Bangkok (AFP) Sept 10, 2024
China's planned expansion of coal mining threatens the country's climate goals and risks vastly increasing its methane emissions, a study warned on Tuesday. ... more
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Coal generates less than 50% of Australian electricity for first time
Sydney (AFP) Sept 4, 2024
Coal generated less than 50 percent of Australia's electricity in the last week of August, dropping to a record low as renewable production surged, data showed Wednesday. ... more
China mining accident kills 8: state media
Beijing (AFP) Aug 21, 2024
mining accident in southwest China on Wednesday killed eight people, according to state media. ... more
Swiss mining giant Glencore drops plan to exit coal
Zurich (AFP) Aug 7, 2024
Swiss commodities giant Glencore announced Wednesday that it had decided against spinning off its coal business for now after consulting shareholders who view the polluting fossil fuel as a cash-generating activity. ... more
Vietnam coal mine collapse kills five
Hanoi (AFP) July 30, 2024
A coal mine collapsed near Vietnam's Ha Long Bay after heavy rain killing five people, state media reported Tuesday. ... more
Indonesia's big coal firms overlooking methane emissions: report
Jakarta (AFP) July 29, 2024
Coal firms in major CO2 emitter Indonesia are overlooking planet-warming methane emissions, obscuring the full environmental impact of their operations, according to a report published Monday. ... more
Last Polish miner missing after tremor found alive

Warsaw (AFP) July 13, 2024
The last Polish coal miner missing after a tremor was found alive Saturday, the mining company said, two days after the earthquake killed one and injured 17 more. The miner was one of two not evacuated from the Rydultowy mine in southern Poland at the time of the earthquake, with 76 of his colleagues transported to safety. The other missing miner's dead body was found Thursday evening. Rescuers had "found the miner they had been looking for since the earthquake" shortly before 2:00 pm local ... read more
New UK coal mine plans appear doomed under new government
London (AFP) July 12, 2024
Contentious plans to open the UK's first new coal mine in decades appeared doomed Friday after it emerged the new Labour government will not defend the project's previous approval in court. ... more

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17 miners injured, 2 missing in Polish coal mine tremor
Warsaw (AFP) July 11, 2024
A tremor in a coal mine in southern Poland on Thursday left 17 miners injured and two others missing, the mine operator told Polish media. ... more
Coal reliance growing in Philippines, Indonesia: report
Bangkok (AFP) July 2, 2024
Coal accounts for a growing share of electricity generation in the Philippines and Indonesia, which are failing to ramp up renewables fast enough, a new report has warned. ... more
Australia gives largest coal power plant two-year lifeline
Sydney (AFP) May 23, 2024
Sun-soaked Australia's lofty renewable energy ambitions were given a harsh reality check on Thursday, as looming electricity shortfalls delayed the long-awaited shutdown of the country's largest coal-fired power plant. ... more
US plans to end leasing in its largest coal-producing region
Washington (AFP) May 17, 2024
President Joe Biden's government on Thursday announced a plan to end coal leases in the Powder River Basin, the nation's largest coal-producing region, drawing condemnation from the mining sector and praise from environmentalists. ... more
In coal country Bulgaria, a losing battle against EU Green Deal
Beli Bryag, Bulgaria (AFP) May 6, 2024
The European Union's plans to phase out coal are not going down well in Beli Bryag, a Bulgarian mining village that was sacrificed to expand an open-pit mine. ... more
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